Civilian Casualties

(1 child)

Syrian Regime

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One or two civilians died and five more were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according local media.Halab News put the death toll at one and blamed Russia. Smo-sy and @ALAMAWI were among other sources that attributed the event to Moscow. The Smart News Agency reported that “two civilians died

Summary

1 – 2

Russian Military

باتبو, Batbo, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians including one child and two women died and up to nine more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the city of Batbo in Aleppo, according to local media. Halab News Network reported that there had been “four martyrs including two women after Russian planes targeted Batbo, in the

Summary

(1 child2 women)

2–9

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

مطب البوراشد, , Matab Al Bourashed, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On the 4th of August 2023, International Coalition forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly conducted an airdrop operation, which involved a ground action and helicopters, at dawn in the town of Matab Al Burashid, in Deir Ezzor, shooting and killing a civilian named Ali Abdel Hamid Al-Areed and injuring his brother. Multiple media

Summary

Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

(1 man)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

al Sheikh Mustapha, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died and several more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Sheikh Mustapha, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights on October 22nd, “the number of civilians who were killed by Russian airstrikes in the

Summary

Russian Military, Syrian Regime

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, claims that one civilian, from Al Shadadi, Hasaka, in a coalition airstrike.

Summary

(1 man)

بالقرب من قطن, Vicinity of Al-Qatn, Hadhramout, Yemen

LOCATION

Up to five people were killed and three others were injured following alleged US drone strikes on a moving vehicle in Qatan Valley, Hadhramout province at 3:15am on the 1st of August 2013. There was contention in reporting on the number and status of those killed. Some sources reported that all those killed were AQAP.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Truck, Vehicle

2 – 5

(1 child1–4 men)

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Suspected target

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Town

0–3

السوسة , al Soussa: Home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Aaliyya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

At least 9 and as many as 15 civilians were reported killed, described as women and children of Iraqi origin, following a reported Coalition airstrike on the home of Mohammed al-Obeid al-Hattab in al Soussa. The event may be confused in some media and social media reports with one or two nearby additional civilian harm

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

9 – 15

(4 children2 women)

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor: Ziban street, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Syrian Martyrs and other monitoring sites listed three civilian males as being the victims of a coalition strike. They were named by the VDC and Syrian Martyrs. All three men were listed as residents of Dayr az Zawr, and as having been killed in Ziban Street (شارع زيبان) in the city

Summary

(3 men)

قرية أبو نيتونا, Abu Nitouna, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

At least one civilian was seriously injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna on September 20, 2023 According to ANF’s correspondent, a citizen named Majed Ibrahim Ali was seriously injured by a Turkish bombardment of the village of Abu Nitouna. Alyaum TV added that in addition to the civilian injury,

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Unknown

1–2

مسجد الامام النووي, Ar Raqqah: Near Imam Al Nawawi mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Nahdah neighbourhood of Raqqa. Initially only reported on by one source, 3 of the victims were identified: Ahmad Al Tufi, also known as Lattoufi Lattoufi (adult, male), his wife and Layal Ramzi Ahmed Al Tufi (adult, female). During investigations of this event for

Summary

(7 children2 women1 man)

10 named, 1 familiy identified

كبيبة, Kbeibah, Al Hassakah, Syria

LOCATION

Two oil workers were killed and two others injured in a reported Coalition airstrike on a house used by workers at Kbeibah, according to a number of sources The two dead men were buried at Hadida Cemetery in Hassakah. The Syrian Network for Human Rights published a detailed report on the event: “On Wednesday February

Summary

(2 men)

قرب مستشفى غزة الاوروبي, Vicinity of Gaza European Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 7th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli drone strike near the European Hospital area located in the southern Gaza Strip. There is limited reporting on the incident. However, a tweet from user @Shehabagency writes that two Palestinians were killed and ‘others’ were reportedly injured. The

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

شارع النور, Al Nour Mosque, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Five people were killed due to an airstrike that destroyed their home near the Al Nour mosque. Some of their names were initially reported on by several local sources (RBSS, RFS, Step News Agency) in connection to incident CS955a. During investigations of this event for the April 2019 joint Airwars and Amnesty report War in

Summary

(2 children2 women1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq

LOCATION

A claimed coalition airstrike on the centre of Mosul killed up to 23 militants and five or more non-combatants according to reports, after four homes were destroyed. NINA cited a medical source as saying that 23 civilians died when aircraft struck the Mdaana neighbourhood – though this appears to be a mis-cite of other casualties

Summary

5 – 9

(1 child4 women)

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the civilian home of the Younis family in Nuseirat refugee camp on the 8th of October 2023 killed six members of the family, five of them civilians, and injured a child. While reports immediately after the strike reported a lower death toll, later reports were agreed that six civilians

Summary

(2 children3 women)

Known belligerent

Israeli Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Exact location (via Airwars)

Belligerents reported killed

LOCATION

Raqqa, Syria

In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single-sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that “Three members of

Summary

(1 woman2 men)

المسحك, Mishak, Salah Al Din, Iraq

LOCATION

In a report published in January 2016, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq cited an incident in Bayji which an alleged airstrike killed six civilians including four children. The Coalition has confirmed carrying out an airstrike in the vicinity. According to UNAMI, “On 23 June, a house was allegedly targeted by an airstrike in

Summary

6 – 8

(4 children)

8–27

مسجد سليم, Salim Mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike (or a series of airstrikes) in the al-Manshiya area of the town of in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip led to the destruction of the homes of the Salman/Mulsim family near the Salim Abu Muslim Mosque, and the Abu Odeh family near the Kamal

Summary

0 – 2

0–2

الرويك, 60km from Al Ruwayk IDP Camp, Hadramaut, Yemen

LOCATION

A child was reported killed, and his older cousin injured, by a likely US drone strike in Al Abr, in Hadramout governorate, at around 4pm on March 5th 2018. A US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal that a strike had taken place in Hadramout on that date. CENTCOM also told the

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Infrastructure

Vehicle

(1 child)

Known belligerent

US Forces

2 named, 1 familiy identified

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that Ahmad al Awad had died in what was described as a Coalition strike at Bukamal. While single source, a Coalition attack was confirmed in the vicinity in daily reports at the time. In its civilian casualty report for October 2019 – published on

Summary

(1 man)

جوار مسجد الكنز, Vicinity of al Kanz Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023, 11 civilians were reportedly killed and between 10 and 17 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment for the Ammar family near Al-Kanz Mosque in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City. Airwars identified the names of 11 members of the Ammar family who were killed.

Summary

(2–4 children1 woman6–8 men)

10–17

Impact

Israeli Military

13 named, 3 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Nearby landmark

الكريمية, Al Keramiya, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Al Keramia area. FMSC reported: “A child was injured as a result of the armed clashes and treated by the medical team in a field clinic of the field medicine and support center.” Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the

Summary

Unknown

Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that three non-combatant males, sharing the same surname of al Khoudar, died in an alleged Coalition strike at Al Toub. No further details were given. Syrian Martyrs also listed the dead while quoting the same source. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for

Summary

(3 men)

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Aqel family home in Al Nuseirat, a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing one girl from the Aqel family. According to Safa News, at 12:28 the body of one killed civilian was recovered from the home. Khaber Press along with multiple Facebook

Summary

(1 child)

Abaloni, in the vicinity of Hosingow, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly killed by a US or Kenyan airstrike on Abaloni. AFRICOM later denied conducting a strike in the area. Hussein Eliyow tweeted: “SOMALIA: Reports of US /Kenya airstrike in Abaloni village, outside Hosingow town last night. Residents say the airstrike killed at least two nomads. More details to follow.” AFRICOM discounted the

Summary

US Forces, Kenyan Military Forces

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Four named civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Manbij, although opinions were split as to whether the victims had been killed by the Assad regime or by the Coalition. As Ara News noted, “the identity of the planes remains unknown, because of the number of different actors that are bombing the Aleppo countryside

Summary

3 – 4

(3–4 men)

US-led Coalition, Syrian Regime

4 named

الزيتون, Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 14th 2023, at least 27 members of the Malika family including 11 women, two of whom were pregnant, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Malika family in the Al Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza. Malek Malika, a relative of the family, mourned the death of

Summary

(7–8 children11–12 women7 men)

Israeli Military

27 named, 1 familiy identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Neighbourhood/area

حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Two airstrikes were declared the same day by US Africa Command, in partnership with the Somali government, which were said to have targeted al Shabaab in the vicinity of Kunya Barrow. According to two pro Shabaab sources, at least one of the strikes targeted Kunya Barrow itself – alleging that a 70 year old woman

Summary

Unknown

Belligerents reported killed

0–4

Belligerents reported injured

2–3